ECOLOGICAL AND FAUNAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACARID MITES (ACARIFORMES, ASTIGMATA) IN THE NESTS OF THE CARPATHIAN HONEY BEE IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE LOWLANDS OF THE UZHHOROD DISTRICT OF THE ZAKARPATTIA REGION
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https://doi.org/10.24144/1998-6475.2022.53.41-45Keywords:
acarofauna, Acaridiaе, Astigmata, Apidae, Transcarpathia.Abstract
The paper presents results of research on the ecological and faunal features of acaridial mites in the nests of the Carpathian honey bee in the conditions of the lowland part of the Uzhhorod district of the Zakarpattia Region. As a result of the identification of the collected material, 9 species of the mites from the infraorder Astigmata were identified. A comparison of the species composition of the Carpathian honey bee nest mites (wax-perga crumbs) and the study of honey and perga showed that this product contains mainly the dominant species of the beehive mite fauna (Carpoglyphus lactis, Glycyphagus domesticus, Tyrophagus longior, Tyrophagus similis). The fact that the bee nest is a favorable environment for the settlement of many mites species is evidenced by the fact that the acarofauna of hives is characterized by a certain species diversity, and acaridial mites were found in different numbers throughout the year.
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